the father of Opeechee

Role: father · First appears: Opeechee; or, the Origin of the Robin

Life events

• Opeechee's father refuses his request to break the fast early.(Opeechee; or, the Origin of the Robin)
  • With: Opeechee
  • “The father answered-- “My son, you know not what you ask. If you get up now, all your glory will depart. Wait patiently a little longer.”
• Opeechee flies away from his father as a robin.(Opeechee; or, the Origin of the Robin · 📍 a neighboring grove)
  • With: Opeechee
  • “Then stretching himself on his toes, as if delighted with the gift of wings, he carolled one of his sweetest songs, and flew away into a neighboring grove.”

Opeechee; or, the Origin of the Robin

• child: Opeechee “An old man had an only son named Opeechee”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends. Made with Rho MD.